UNGA must examine own record; this year has condemned Israel 20 times compared to only 3 on rest of world The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch lauded the United Nations General Assembly for holding a rare special meeting today on the rise of anti-Semitism, yet urged the world body to examine its own actions […]

Smart City Expo Montréal is the North American meeting point for public administrations, international experts, institutes & research centres and all firms specialized in developing cities of the future. Smart City Expo Montréal offers a unique conference format: 3 days of world-class experts who have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience on best […]

The firm BCF Business Law is proud to announce that one of its partners, Antoine Leduc, will be President of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec Branch (“CBA Quebec”) for 2014-2015. “It’s nice to see Antoine being recognized for his many years of work to advance the legal profession. We’re all delighted!”, said Mario Charpentier, BCF’s […]

The U.S., France, Germany and the UK should lead a United Nations effort to finally expel Saudi Arabia from the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council after the fundamentalist regime publicly flogged blogger Raif Badawi today for « insulting Islam, » said Geneva-based rights group UN Watch. In addition to 10 years in jail, Badawi was sentenced to receive 50 lashes […]

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Armand de Mestral as Senior Fellow with the think-tank International Law Research Program, effective immediately. At CIGI, de Mestral leads a project addressing a central policy issue of contemporary international investment protection law: is investor state arbitration suitable between developed liberal […]

Expert Know-How for Canadian Corporate, M&A, Capital Markets and Securities Lawyers Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of Practical Law Canada, offering legal know-how for Canadian law firms and corporate law departments on transactional law and practice. Practical Law Canada includes resources for Corporate, […]

lobal specialist law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Mark Mangan will join the firm in early 2015 as a partner in the International Arbitration practice. “Mark is one of the leading arbitration practitioners in Singapore and we are very pleased to have him join our team,” said Eduardo Silva Romero, the chair of Dechert’s […]

To mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the great English charter of rights and liberties that received King John’s seal in 1215, the Library of Congress in association with Thomson Reuters will publish « Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor, » the companion book to the Library’s exhibition of the same title that opens Nov. 6. Edited […]

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Senator Nancy Ruth and Senator Larry Campbell introduced Senate Private Bill S 225, a bill that legalizes euthanasia by lethal injection and assisted suicide by lethal prescription. This bill is based on the private members bills that were introduced by Stephen Fletcher MP earlier this year. The […]

While our team at Informa Canada is focused on the final preparations for The Buildings Show and The Real Estate Forum being held next week, we have some good news to share with you. Our parent company, Informa plc, just acquired Hanley Wood Exhibitions, the premier producer of residential, commercial design and construction industry events […]